HTS Index

HTS heading 9006

Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539; parts and accessories thereof — 42 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
9006Photographic (other than cinematographic) cameras; photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading 8539; parts and accessories thereof + Ch. 99not stated
9006.30.00.00Cameras specially designed for underwater use, for aerial survey, or for medical or surgical examination of internal organs; comparison cameras for forensic or criminological purposes + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9006.40Instant print cameras + Ch. 99not stated
9006.40.40.00Fixed focus + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9006.40.60.00Valued not over $10 each + Ch. 996.8%No.
9006.40.90.00Valued over $10 each + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9006.53.02For roll film of a width of 35 mm + Ch. 99Free
9006.53.02.05With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)) + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.53.02)No.
9006.53.02.10With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.53.02)No.
9006.53.02.20Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.53.02)No.
9006.53.02.50With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.53.02)No.
9006.53.02.70Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.53.02)No.
9006.59Other + Ch. 99not stated
9006.59.01With through-the-lens viewfinder (single lens reflex (SLR)) + Ch. 99Free
9006.59.01.60For magnetically sensitized roll film of a width of 24 mm + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.01)No.
9006.59.01.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.01)No.
9006.59.05110 cameras + Ch. 99Free
9006.59.05.20With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.05)No.
9006.59.05.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.05)No.
9006.59.08.00Other + Ch. 994%No.
9006.59.10.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9006.59.12.00Valued not over $10 each + Ch. 996.8%No.
9006.59.15Valued over $10 each + Ch. 99Free
9006.59.15.20With built-in electronic stroboscopic flash + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.15)No.
9006.59.15.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.15)No.
9006.59.15.60Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.15)No.
9006.59.15.80Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.59.15)No.
9006.59.20.00Cameras of a kind used for preparing printing plates or cylinders + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9006.59.40Fixed focus + Ch. 994%
9006.59.40.40Disc cameras + Ch. 994% (inherited from 9006.59.40)No.
9006.59.40.60Other + Ch. 994% (inherited from 9006.59.40)No.
9006.59.60.00Valued not over $10 each + Ch. 996.8%No.
9006.59.91.00Valued over $10 each + Ch. 99FreeNo.
9006.61.00Discharge lamp ("electronic") flashlight apparatus + Ch. 99Free
9006.61.00.20Capable of automatically controlling flash duration + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.61.00)No.
9006.61.00.40Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.61.00)No.
9006.61.00.60Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.61.00)No.
9006.69.01Other + Ch. 99Free
9006.69.01.10Flashbulbs, flashcubes and the like + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.69.01)No.
9006.69.01.50Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 9006.69.01)No.
9006.91.00.01For cameras + Ch. 995.8%No.
9006.99.00.00Other + Ch. 993.9%No.

20 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

42 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.